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English-german law dictionary. 2013.
English-german law dictionary. 2013.
frustration of ancestral or testamentary intention — The violation by heir, devisee, or legatee of a promise to the testator to hold an inheritance, device, or legacy, for another or to give it to another, upon which the testator relied in the making or changing of his will in order to favor such… … Ballentine's law dictionary
inheritance — /in her i teuhns/, n. 1. something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner s death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy. 2. the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively. 3.… … Universalium
property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… … Universalium
trust — A legal entity created by a grantor for the benefit of designated beneficiaries under the laws of the state and the valid trust instrument. The trustee holds a fiduciary responsibility to manage the trust s corpus assets and income for the… … Black's law dictionary
testament — tes·ta·ment / tes tə mənt/ n [Latin testamentum, from testari to call as a witness, make a will, from testis witness] 1: an act by which a person determines the disposition of his or her property after death a testament of property 2: will ◇ A… … Law dictionary
WILLS — (Heb. צַוָּאָה). A will is a person s disposition of his property in favor of another in such manner that the testator retains the property or his rights to it until his death. There are three different forms of wills, each governed by different… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Estoppel — in its broadest sense is a legal term referring to a series of legal and equitable doctrines that preclude a person from denying or asserting anything to the contrary of that which has, in contemplation of law, been established as the truth,… … Wikipedia
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
Joint wills and mutual wills — Wills, trusts and estates … Wikipedia
Larceny — In the United States, larceny is a common law crime involving theft. Under the common law, larceny is the trespassory taking (caption) and carrying away (asportation, removal) of the tangible personal property of another with the intent to… … Wikipedia
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